123STA T .7 17 PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 2 0 0 9DEPARTM E N TA LOF F IC E S OFFICE O FT H E S ECRETAR Y SALARIES AN D E X PENSES Fornec e s s a r y e xp enses f or m ana g emen t oft h e Department of the I nter i or ,$107 , 264 ,000
of w hich not to excee d $1 5 ,000 may b e for officia l reception and representation expenses; and of which u p to $1,000,000 shall be a v ailable for wor k ers compensation pay - ments and unemployment compensation payments associated with the orderly closure of the U nited States B ureau of M ines
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d ,T hat, for fiscal year 200 9 up to $400,000 of the payments authori z ed by the A ct of October 20, 1976, as amended (3 1U . S. C . 6901 – 6907 ) may be retained for administrative expenses of the P ayments in L ieu of Taxes Program: Provided fu r th er, That no payment shall be made pursuant to that Act to otherwise eligible units of local government if the computed amount of the payment is less than $100. MANA G EMENT OF FEDERAL LANDS FOR S UB SISTENCE USES ( RESCISSION ) The unobligated balances under this heading as of the date of enactment of this provision are permanently rescinded. INSULAR AFFAIRS ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the j urisdiction of the Department of the Interior, $7 8 ,665,000, of which: (1) $69,815,000 shall remain available until expended for technical assistance, including maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, insular management controls, coral reef initiative activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the G overnment of American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction and support of governmental functions; grants to the Government of the V irgin Islands as authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the N orthern Mariana Islands as authorized by law (Public Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $8,850,000 shall be available until September 30, 2010 for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, That all financial transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such governments, may be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to those terms of the Agreement of the Special R epresent- atives on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104–134: Pro - vided further, That of the amounts provided for technical assistance, sufficient funds shall be made available for a grant to the Pacific Basin Development Council: Provided further, That of the amounts CloseUpF o undati on .P a c i f ic B asin D e v elop m ent Council. 48 U S C 1 4 69b .
